Rankings
Explore our annual whiskey rankings, featuring every bottle we reviewed and scored. Each year stands on its own, making it easy to see how new releases, returning favorites, and standout pours compare.
Select a year to view the complete rankings, click any bottle for its detailed review, or browse all of our Reviews for more American whiskey.
10 - OUTSTANDING
9 - EXCELLENT
8 - VERY GOOD
7 - GOOD
6 - ABOVE AVERAGE
5 - AVERAGE
4 - BELOW AVERAGE
3 - POOR
2 - VERY POOR
1 - UNDRINKABLE
2025
2025 Whiskey of the Year
CLICK THE VIDEO TO PLAY ↓10 → Jack Daniel’s 14-Year-Old / Batch 1
9.5 → Woodford Reserve Double Double Oaked
9.5 → Jack Daniel’s 12-Year-Old / Batch 3
9.0 → Star Hill Farm Wheat Whiskey / 2025
9.0 → Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Rye / A925
9.0 → Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged / 2025
9.0 → Bardstown Discovery Series 13
9.0 → Found North / Batch 11
9.0 → Old Overholt 12 Year / 2025
9.0 → Russell’s Reserve 13 Year / 2025
9.0 → Old Forester 1924 / 2025
8.5 → Maker’s Mark “The Keepers Release”
8.5 → Buckner’s 13 Year Bourbon / 2025
8.5 → Barrell Bourbon / Batch 37
8.5 → 13th Colony Cask Strength Rye
8.0 → Jack Daniel’s Heritage Toasted Barrel
8.0 → Bomberger’s Declaration Bourbon / 2025
8.0 → Sagamore 10 Year Reserve Series Rye
8.0 → Old Forester 117 Series: 1910 Extra Old
8.0 → Rare Character RCLR Bourbon / Batch 1
8.0 → Elijah Craig Barrel Proof / A125
8.0 → Penelope Wheated Bourbon
7.5 → Booker’s Bourbon / Batch 2025-02
7.5 → Bulleit Bottled-in-Bond
7.5 → Remus Repeal Reserve IX
7.5 → Eagle Rare 12 Year
7.5 → Four Roses Single Barrel Collection / OESO
7.5 → Four Roses Single Barrel Collection / OBSF
7.0 → Shenk’s Homestead Whiskey / 2025
7.0 → Old Fitzgerald 7-Year-Old Bottled-in-Bond
7.0 → Larceny Barrel Proof / A125
6.5 → Four Roses Single Barrel Collection / OESK
6.5 → Tin Cup Fourteener / Batch 3
6.5 → Wild Turkey 101 8 Year Old Bourbon
6.0 → Redwood Empire Grizzly Beast / 2025
6.0 → Ben Holladay 8 Year One Barrel Bourbon
6.0 → Penelope Havana